Design Lead, Customer Solutions – Data Centre (Singapore)

Space Executive; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Space Executive is seeking a Design Manager (Customer Solutions) based in Singapore to lead customer-facing design delivery for data centre projects across Southeast Asia. You will manage consultants and professional teams through brief to handover, ensuring design quality, compliance, and timely delivery.

The role requires 10+ years in design consultancy with at least 5 years at principal engineer level, professional engineering or architectural certification, and bilingual English/Mandarin.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in design consultancy, with at least 5 years at principal engineer level.
• Professional Engineer or Registered Architect with practising certification preferred.
• Experience across Design Bid Build, Design & Build, and other delivery methodologies.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, leadership, and influencing skills.
• Bilingual in English and Mandarin.
• Willingness to travel regionally based on project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage multidisciplinary consultant teams across concurrent DC projects, covering town planning, architecture, civil and structural, MEP, environmental, LEED, and geotechnical disciplines.
• Develop design briefs and key metrics to ensure consistency in design quality and requirements across projects.
• Act as the primary interface with hyperscale customers on design variations, RFP responses, technical compliance, and SLA deviations.
• Drive design standardisation and advance decision-making to improve speed to market.
• Travel to project sites to ensure construction methodology, site coordination, and equipment performance meet design criteria.
• Initiate design improvements from lessons learnt and partner with suppliers and designers on safety, efficiency, and sustainability initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal communication

Team management

Education

Professional Engineer

Registered Architect

Job description

Space Executive is seeking a Design Manager (Customer Solutions) based in Singapore to lead customer-facing design delivery for data centre projects across Southeast Asia. You will manage consultants and professional teams through brief to handover, ensuring design quality, compliance, and timely delivery.

The role requires 10+ years in design consultancy with at least 5 years at principal engineer level, professional engineering or architectural certification, and bilingual English/Mandarin.